Episode 2 of 2
State Government Inauguration
- When
- 1846-02-19
- Where
- Texas (site not named in retrieved passages)
Texas relinquished its sovereignty to the United States at the inauguration of Governor James Henderson on February 19, 1846.
The formal transfer of sovereignty occurred during the inauguration of Governor James Henderson on February 19, 1846. This event marked the relinquishment of Texas's sovereignty to the United States, following Polk's signing of the admission legislation on December 29, 1845, which accepted Texas as the 28th state of the Union.
Sources
- Texas annexation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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